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HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG

KONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSÈ BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL.

Telegraphie Address:

"KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL: PALACE HOTEL;

..MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address:,

"CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel, Dea Wagons Lits, Peking..

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Contral Hotel in the Colony, all Bod Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

Hotel launch meets all steamers.

($25 for thirty Tifin Tickets can be had at the Office

of the above Hotel.)

Tel. Add. Vistoria.

HOTELS OF

HOTEL METROP

Telephone C. 373, J. H. WITCAELL,

Manager.

DISTINCTION

The Kowloon Hotel.

Kowloon.

The Premier Hotel In Kowloon with all modern conveni- ences. High Class Cuning and Table Appointments. Wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry.. Wharves and Railway Station. Representative, meets all stenmera.

Daily Rates from Monthly Rates from

$ 6.00. $130.00.

Under the Personal Supervision and attention of

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Tel. No. K.608 & K.609, Cables. "Kowlotel." Kowloon.

Tel. Kowloon No. 8

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Address "PALACE” Three minutes from Kowloon Whart, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and fans throughout. Erary Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Biard-Rooma. Derivalled Cuising under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Farm moderate. Special term, to families on application to:

Mr. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday' and Saturday.

Cables :-

** EUROPE

Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE,

Grill

THE EUROPE 'HOTEL. LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing.Dirankar,

W

WESTINGHOUSS ELECTEM

Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd.

DISTRIBUTORA.

| Exchange Bldgs,

Tel. 0.67%

MASSAGE HALL

MRS. 8. UZUNOYE

i

“Expert Masseuse

57, Oneon's Road, C 2nd floor

EXPERT MASSEUR.

www.

Curea Rheumatism,, Nervous. ness and all kinds of chronic allments.

Madmae, H. MORITA, Madame E. AKAJI.

23, Wyndham St. Tel. C.4395.

T. NAKAO

Japanese Shoe Expat. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES ND CASES A SPECIALITY

Hongkong Hotvi' Building, Queen's Road Central,

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by ALFRED MORLEY at 1 and 3, Wyndham Streat, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

AMAZING FRAUDS

REVEALED.

(Continued from Page 1).

claim where a felony or mis- demeanour was involved and no criminal action taken

He explained what action had been taken with regard to the man's property left in the Colony, which had realised about $1,000...

Mr. Jenkin handed to Ifs Lord- ship a document showing the freight charges by various ship- ping agents compared with those

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9,

INDIAN ASSEMBLY SURPRISE.

DRAMA OF WITHHELD

VOTE.

WArnings of goveRNMENT IGNORED.

TARIFF AUTONOMY FOR CHINA.

(Continued from Page 1) cognition of the unanimity of the House in respect of the declaration made in the King's Speech regard-

Colourful romance, breathless, thrills and magni- ficent actings in a picture to rank with The Mark of Zorro

ing British policy towards China. DOUGLAS That policy was the result of ma-1 ture consideration.

As was stated at the time, the moment of its application must be dependent on circumstances which were, and are beyond our control, but to that polley we had

charged by the defendant to RESERVE BANK BILL. faithful, and no was madeind

firm. His Lordship commented that it was astonishing that such a big overcharge should have been carried on for so long.

yesterday, it was no party question but was the expression of good- will and friendship from the peo- Ple of this country towards the people of China and their legiti

mate aspirations.

New Delhi, Feb. 8. During the discussion in the Assembly of the Reserve Bank that in one instance wheresa the his previous warnings against the We had, indeed, no other inter-

Sir Henry Gallan pointed out Bill, Sir Basil Blackett repeated shipping agent's charge was 75 members trying to force unusta in China than that our traders conts a case the defendant had acceptable amendments. on the

should be allowed to pursuð their: charged His firm at the rate of $5 Government. per case. In another instance he

Sir Basil again stressed the atti-pence and security, and we were legitimate vocations as traders in had charged nine times as much,tude of the Government, that they prepared to meet Chinese aspira- would under no circumstances tions for the revision of treaties support a Bank whose directors in a most liberal spirit, provided Evidence was given by an em-were selected by the Legislature. only that security were given for ployee of the Company, and Sir Subsequently, an amendment the lawful occupations of our peo Henry Gollan asked: "Is it not a which was directed at deleting the ple.. renurkable thing that you should provision for the election of three have paid so much more freight directors by the Legislature, one than actually charged by the of whom should represent com shippers."

merce and industry, was defeated.

Great War Charges.

Witness replied that during the time of the Great War shipping charges rose considerably,

Ilis Lordship then pointed out an instance of March 22, 1923, about four and a half years after the war ended, when 151 enses of goods were shipped to Newchang and the proper freight rate was $91. The amount actually handed over to the defendant by the Kwong Sang Hong was $624-$633 in excess being more than five times the amount of the correct charge.

Mysterious Business.

Dramatic Scenes.

Labour Impatience.

shown by Mr. Ramsay Macdonald Referring to the impatience

that more progress had not been made, Sir Austen Chamberlain Later, however, a division on said that China was still, broken Clause Eight providing for the with civil war.

It was without appointment of the Directorate, any government that could speak which was moved by Sir Blackett resulted in an equal vote, Chinese people.

Basil in the name of the whole of the 49 voting for and 49 against.

The

Indeed, Governments came and Before the result was handed went, as leaders came and went, to the President it was intimated and rose and fell, and there could that Mr. Chanbury, who had re-be ne more difficult problem than fused to vote in the Lobby, had to carry out wishes of the British changed his mind and wished to Government on the policy that record his vote against the Clause, they had announced.

The Surtax provisionally agreed Government Defeated.

lo, was being paid by Bri- President allowed Mr. tish subjects throughout China, Sir Henry Gollan to witness):

the- British. Govern- It seems to me very remarkable Chaudbury to vote and this turned bui that you should not have realised the tables against the Government, ment objected, and must continue that you were being overcharged? Sir Basil Blackett addressing to object, to illegal levier, which Wilness explained that when the the Assembly after the result of were continually cropping up in defendant came back from the the division had been announced, different parts of Chinn in this or shipping agents he gave different said that the Government would that passing local authority,

The British Government had al- measurements

thenow consider whether the House shipments.

wanted the Bill, and the House ready recognised the modern Chin- ese law court in eases where a His Lordship said it was extra-adjourned.-Reutor

British subject is the plaintiff or ordinary that the defendant, being

complainant. paid $21 a month, should have been trusted to the extent that statements he made were taken for granted.

•

ns regarda

Commenting that it was mysterious business His Lordship anid he would have thought that disunter would have overtaken the man many years ago.

The case is proceeding.

Feature of BILL.

The third branch of our pro- According to a Reuter micssage ramme was to surrender, by ne- from New Delhi recently, the re-rotations, our special rights in vised Gold Standard and Reserve British concessions. He wished he Bank of India Bill contains as its could give a more satisfactory ac- leading feature

an arrangement eccnt of the state of things which for the now Bank being a share-had prevailed since the surrender holders' bank Held widely all over of Hankow. He could not say 'it the country, no shareholder to was wholly encouraging. have more than 20,000 rupees in No Responsible Govt. Could Leave, shares, and whatever the value of the share, each holder to have only one vota.

of

Referring to the reduction of the BRITISH POLICY TO

Pritish Defence Force in China, AMERICA.

As regards the "process

Sir Austen said that land forces electing the directors, five Indian had been already reduced from (Continued from Page 1.)

centres are each to have a register 12,500 to 1.500 and orders had of shareholders and the share-been given for the withdrawal of

another battalion. Bryan-Spring Rice Treaty, which holders of the five registers will "I shall be as glad," he de provides that before we enter into elect delegates once in every fiveclared, "as members in any other any dispute the matter should be years in accordance with the part of the licuse when conditions referred to a Commission of Con- following quota:

of order and security in Ching' efintion and that a year's time Bombay, Calcutta, and Delhi 24 make the total withdrawal of that should be given and we should each and Madras and Rangoon 10 force possible. That time has not await the report of that Commis each. These 92 delegates will come yet, and, I venture to say, no sion before we take to arms. I constitute an electoral college responsible Government « could am not at all sure that at the which will elect 11 delegates, three leave our Concessions there with present stage in Europe it may each for the Bombay, Calcutta, out something more than normal and Delhi registers, and one each protection in the conditions which for Madins and Rangoon.

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not be the case that the next advance may be made rather along

still prevail." the lines of that Treaty than along

"I must mention with regret the the strict lines of arbitration

The Directorate.

failure of any Chinese authorities Agreements. At any rate, when'

Besides these

to in that part of the country elected we are talking about Treaties of Arbitration, let us not forget the directors there will be 18 other give satisfaction, up to date, for the outrages perpetrated at Nan- very important, and very useful directors, of whom one will be a king. It is impossible for our and salutary provisions of the Government official, who will not, Consul to re-occupy the Consulate, Treaty signed between the inte however, vote, and the remaining Mr. Bryan and the late Sir Cecil 12 will be the Governor and two which, even at this moment, is oc-

cupied unlawfully by Deputy-Governors of the bank, troops and no sort of satisfaction Spring Rice.

can scarcely speak of arbi- four directors nominated by the has hitherto been offered for the tration with the United States, Governor-General in Council, two outrage to life and property and of either in its narrow or larger elected by the Associated Cham-national dignity inflicted on us as sense," added Sir Austen Chambers of Commerce, and two by the upon other nations." berlain, "without saying once Federation of Indian Chambers of again that whatever our position Commerce. The remaining one and let us make it the best we can will be elected by the provincial for the British Government-war co-operative banks to represent with the United States is unthink-agricultural interests.

Better Appreciation,

Chinese

better than it was a year ago, In "The situation is undoubtedly

able, and the prospect of war with The first board of directors will actor of the agitations carried on, particular, the anti-Foreign char. the United States, or preparation be entirely nominated, and their and still more, the anti-British for war with the United States, tenure has been so variedly fixed character of the agitations, has has never been and will never be that when followed by the five changed, and I think there is begin- the basis of our policy in any yearly elections there will always ning to be among the Chinese peo- field."-British Wireless.

be in the directors' directorate aple, a better appreciation of the sufficient body of directors conreal goodwill of the British Gov- vorsant with the working of the ernment and the British people." central bank...

"They are beginning to consi

WOMAN HAWKER'S

STORY.

The bank-notes will be gaar- der all the liberalities and the TALE OF POLICE ASSAULTanteed by the Governor-General in friendship implied and involved, Council, and the signature of an not only in the declaration, which DISBELIEVED..

officer of the Government and an we published a year ago, but in engraving of the King's portrait our actions since that time." will ensure the public confidence. | British Wireless.

In view of the delay in the onactment, power has been given

When & Chinese woman was charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing, with hawking without a licence, she produced what purported to be to the Government to postpone FRESH MONSOON EXPECTED.

temporary licence issued to her the operation of the bank it nicees- by the police,

sary from July 1, 1929, by:a your

The Royal Observatory report o-day states: The anticyclone has weakened slightly and is now cen

It was found, on examination, at a time, subject to a maximum that the "chit" was issued in an-postponement of three years. It other name, and, to explain the dis-is hoped, however that the bank crepancy, the woman atated that she may operate within the time pretral to the north of Shanghal. was so severely beaten by an Inscribed by the Currency Commis dian constable that she could hardly sion, or not very much later, speak and it was possible that the Interpreter had inadvertently writ sheet. As proof of the assault, the been dead for some years. ten a wrong name, on the charge

The defendant-My husband has defendant volunteered to take off

The Indian constable, when chat-

her coat and show the Magistrate lenged with the defendant's allega tho' marks made on her back.

His Worship:-That does not tiona, denied that he struck her. show that they were caused by the constable. Your husband might. have hit you.

fendant's explanation of the differ-

His Worship disbelieved the de-

ence in the names, and Imposed a 'fing of 84.

Fresh monsoon may be expected along the south-east coast of China and over the China Sos. marrow is: North-cast winds The forecast up till noon-to fresh; overcast.

TO-DAY

Dollar on demand. Lighting-up

2/- 8/16. 6.16 p.m.

FAIRBANKS

In

THE GAUCHO

AT THE

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY to SATURDAY

TIMES & PRICES

At 2.30, 5,00 & 7.15. § Ț.20, 80 cts., 60 cts., & 40 cts. At 9.30

$2.00, $1.20, 80 ets, & 50 cts. Service men in valform 60 Cents to hack stalls, and, 40 ́ Gents to front stalli ni all performANESE.

BLARNEY

"With R RENEE ADOREE

RALPH GRAVES

and

The leading lady of "The Big Parade"

a popular athlete. in a stirring picture presenting the great- est bare knuckle prize fight scenes ever filmed..

AT E

WORLD

TO-DAY to SATURDAY

Orchestra 5,15 & 9,70. Interpreter 2,80 & 7:15,

The exciting and amusing story of a young man who was amrested for a "murder””” he had himself invented—

THE

MAN UPSTAIRS

with

MONTE BLUE & DOROTHY DEVORE

At The

STAR

TO-DAY to

SATURDAY

Continuous from 2.30 to 11.15.